Cosmetic kit



Sept. 9, 1958 A. @Rosso cosMETIc KIT Filed May 51, 1955 INVENToR. lflimle Grosso ATTORNEYS,

United States Patent O COSMETIC KIT Annette Grosso, East Orange, N. J.Application May 31, 1955, Serial No. 512,051 6 Claims. (Cl. 132-82) anecessity and various cosmetic items are applied many times daily byfastidious women to enhance their appearance. Many cosmetic items insolid, cream and pulverulent form are now packaged in groupsv in kits tofacilitate their use but, so far as I am aware, it has been heretoforedeemed impracticablc to package in a single container the variouscosmetic items, including liquid compositions, considered necessary fora complete makeup so that, for example, a business womanv mayconveniently carry in her handbag suicient'quantities of cleansingcream, astringent and other cosmetics to enable hertto get a fresh startfor the evening before leaving the oliice.

Accordingly, the primary object ofthe present invention is to provide acosmetic kit adapted to hold liquid, cream, solid and pulverulentcosmetic items.

A further 4object of the invention isto provide a cosmetic kit of thevcharacter set forth in the preceding paragraph which can be convenientlycarried in a womans handbag or overnight case.

A stillfurther object ofthe invention is to provide a cosmetic kit ofthe character set forth which will render available for use all of thecosmetics by opening or removing the lid of the kit.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cosmetic kit ofthe character set forth, wherein the individual receptacles orcompartments within the kitfor holding the various cosmetic items may beheld closed by suitable closure members which are held in leak-tightengagement with the receptacles by the lid of theA containenf.-

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cosmetic kitwhich is compact and readily adaptable for use.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention not specifically setforth I accomplish by providinga cosmetic kit comprising a containerbody and a lid, said container body being relatively flat and having inits top a plurality of receptacles adapted to hold various cosmeticitems, a closure for each of said receptacles adapted to make ahuid-tight seal therewith, means Ifor holding the lid on the body, andcooperating parts on the lid and the lclosures for holding said closuresin huid-tight engagement with the receptacles. The invention will bemore fully understood from the detailed description which follows, whenconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein I haveshown a preferred embodiment, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cosmetic kit embodying my invention,parts being 'broken away to better illustrate certain features thereof.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken substantially along the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail section taken substantially along th the undersideofthe lid.

Referring to the drawings, the cosmetic kit may be said to consist of acontainer body 10, a lid 11 for the container body and adapted to titthereon,the top of the container body being formed with a plurality ofreceptacles 12, each adapted to receive a closure member 13.` l

The container body 10 as herein shown, is in the form of a flat,cylindrical member having a top 14, a bottom 15 spacedfrom the top, andan enclosing wall 16 connecting the top and bottom together. The top 14centrally thereof is formed with a diametrical slot 17 extendingtherethrough, the central portion of said slot at the axis of the bodybeing enlarged, as shown at 18. The underside of the top anking the slot17 -is formed as an internal projection having oppositely directed,inclined, arcuate camming surfaces 19, which, near their high ends, areeach formed with a radially-extending groove 20, for

a purpose which will presently appear. In its peripheral` edge the top14 is formed with a rabbet groove 21 for accommodating aninwardly-extending, peripheral flange 22 on the lid 11. The top 14 ofthe container body has formed therein the receptacles 12 which are ofcup-shaped form, the said receptacles being angularly spaced in a circleconcentric with the axis of the body. The receptacles 12 may be formedseparately from and inserted into the top or made integrally with thetop, depending upon the character of the material from which thecontainer body is made. Preferably the container bodyawill be made fromone of the conventional plastic resins such as Vinylite, celluloseacetate,l styrene and the like. If desired, the top 14 may have formedtherein one or more troughs or grooves 23 leading outwardly from therirn of the receptacles intended to hold liquid cosmetics to permitremoving excess liquid cosmetic from ones finger 'y after dipping itinto a liquid cosmetic contained in a receptacle 12 and from whichtrough or groove the excess material may drain back into thereceptacle.-

i The lid 11 Vas herein shown is of generally concavo-l convex form witha peripheral ange 22 of a diameter to seat within the rabbet groove 21,as hereinbefore explained. The lid 11 centrally thereof has projectingfrom its underside a T-bolt 24, the head 25 of which is adapted to beinserted through the diametrical slot 17 upon applying pressure to thelid to deform the same, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 4, to engagebelow the cani sur-faces 19 on the central projection and, uponrotation, to ride over said camming surfaces 19 to engage in the groove20 to rlock the lid o-n the container body. The lid 11 may be made ofany suitable plastic resin or metal having the capacity for resilientdeformation under pressure, as shown in Fig. 4 and normally has an axialdepth slightly less than the height of the closures above the top of thecontainer body 14.

The closure 13 for each of the receptacles 12 is preferably formed ofelastomeric material such as polyethylene and each closure is formedwith a cylindrical wall 26 adapted to fit snugly within a receptacle 12and with a thickened head portion 27 having a peripheral flange 28. Eachclosure 13 is so proportioned that when inserted into a receptacle 12 itwill provide a fairly tight seal with the Patented Sept. 9, 1958 wallthereof. However, to insure a leak-tight seal being made between thereceptacle and the closure 13, the thickened head of the closure isdesigned to cooperate with both the rim of the receptacle and with thelid .of the container'so Athat when lthe lid is depressed and locked tothe container body through the agency of the T-bolt and cammingsurfaces, said lid will apply radial pressure to the closure 13 todeform said head around the receptacle rim `to provide a leak-tight sealthereat. If desired, the head portion 27 of the closure 13 may beknurled, as shown at 29, to aid in applying and removing a closure froma receptacle.

From the foregoing detailed description it is thought that theconstruction and mode of operation ofthe cosmetic kit of `my linventionwill be readily understood. It is important to note, however, that byvirtue of the coop erating parts on the llid 11 and on the closures 13,all danger of leakage or spillage of`liquid cosmetics from any of thereceptacles 12 which may contain `the same will be effectivelyprevented. It will also be apparent that to gain access to any of thecosmetic items contained within the kit it is merely necessary to rotatethe lid in the opposite direction to that in which it is rotated whenapplied to the container and lift it olf the container. Thereupon, thecosmetic items in the vvarious receptacles will -be rendered readily`available by removing the respective closures therefrom. Of course, theclosures 13 may bear the cosmetic item designation in the receptacle tobe closed by the respective closures. After completing a refreshing ormakeup operation, the closures are again inserted into the properreceptacles and the lid applied in the manner aforementioned to securelyseal the cosmetics against leakage from the receptacles.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention,it is to be understood that changes in details of construction may beresorted to Within thc range of mechanical skill without departing fromthe spirit of the invention .as hereinafter claimed.

What I claim s:

l. A cosmetic kit comprising a shallow cylindrical container body havinga top and a bottom spaced apart, a lid for the body, the top of saidbody having a plurality of receptacles therein angularly spaced in acircle concentric -with the axis of the body, a closure for each of saidreceptacles adapted to make a duid-tight seal therewith and projectingabove the top of the container body, said .lid being a shallow invertedtray of a size to substantially entirely tit onto the top of the bodyand of a normal axial depth slightly less than the height of theclosures above the top of the body, means for holding the lid in lockingengagement on the body, and in engagement with the closures to hold themin fluid-tight engagement `with `said receptacles.

2. A cosmetic kit according to claim 1, wherein as between the lid andthe closures, at least one is elastically deformed axially as the lid isapplied locked to the body.

3. A cosmetic kit according to claim 1 wherein the means for locking thelid in closing engagement on the body and in engagement with theclosures comprises cooperating camming parts on said lid `and on saidbody.

4. A cosmetic kit according to claim 3, wherein the cooperating `cammingparts on said `lid and said body for holding said closures influid-tight engagement comprise a T-bolt centrally projecting inwardly-from the underside of the lid, a diametrical slot in `the top of thecontainer and a cam surface on the underside of the top of the containeradapted to urge the lid into engagement with the closures when theT-bolt is inserted into the slot and the lid is rotated on its axis.

5. A cosmetic kit, comprising a container body and a lid for the body,said body having a top, a bottom spaced from the top and bottom, saidtop having a plurality of cup-shaped sockets which extend inwardly fromthe top of the container adapted to hold cosmetic items, a closure foreach of said sockets having a tubular portion which fits within Aasocket, and a flanged portion adapted to seat on the rim of a socket andcapable of being deformed to make a leak-tight seal therewith, said lidbeing a shallow inverted tray of a size to substantially entirely t ontothe `top of the body and of a normal axial depth slightly less than theheight of the closures above the top of the body, and means for holdingthe lid in both closing engagement on the body ,and in engagement withthe closures to deform and hold said closures in fluid-tight engagementwith the rims of said sockets.

6. A cosmetic kit according to claim 5, wherein the top of the containeris formed with at least one trough, an open `end of which extends into asocket and the tubnlar portion of a closure which extends into a socketconnected with a trough, functioning to seal the .open end of saidtrough.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS908,338 Shelby et al Dec. 29, 1908 1,231,383 Komorous June 26, 19171,299,733 Kendall Apr. 8, 1919 1,347,149 Felscnthal July 20, 19201,607,985 Johnson Nov. 23, 1926 FOREIGN PATENTS 422,969 Great BritainJan. 23, 1935 an enclosing wall connecting the top and

